The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1887-03-19
MONTANA NEWS.

The ice moved out Of the Yellowstone
at Billings week ago.
The only bill vetoed by Governor Les
lie was the insane asylum law.
The City of Helena is agog over the
finding of newly born babe in the gut
ter of one Of its back alleys.
A fire in Whiteside's lumber yard at
Miles City last Saturday, originating from
a. .workman's pipe, destroyed s., 900 worth
of lumber.
Dillon Examiner: The Cheesevillc DAIRY
maids, from Buttermllk valley, will meet
at Grace church next Monday afternoon
at precisely 4 o'clock.
Review: A car load of tallow was
shipped from Anaconda to Chicago last
Saturday. Doubtless large share of it
will find It's way back to Anaconda in the
shape of olcomargarinc.
The wholesale grocery house of H.
Clark & Co., Of Billings, which was sus-
pended some time ago by foreclosure Of
mortgages, is still closed, but all claims
are being settled in full.
Plans have been drawn tor a $4,000
counter to be erected in the new First
National Bank building at Helena. The
people of Helena are not ''slow going
set" as this expensive bank counter will
testify.
George Lang, employed as timberman
of the Colusa mine at Butte, while replac-
ing some old timbers with new ones last
Friday, met with an accident which cost
him his life. a cave occurred which
killed him instantly.
River Press: Michael Dumas, one of
RIel's lieutenants who came to Montana
after the rebellion, with Gabriel Dumont.
remaining IN the city some time, has been
fully pardoned by the dominion authori-
ties and is now at st. Boniface, Manitoba.
Last Sunday tram No. 2 was delayed
near Drummond waiting for the repair of
a washout. Two ministers of the gospel
were among the passengers: They an
nounced church services to be held in the
first-class coach, and the response was
crowded audience.
Independent: A number of young men
of Helena have resolved to undertake the
formation of an artillery company of the
Montana militia A muster roll has been
drawn up and there is little doubt that
the requisite number Of signers will be
obtained to form company OF fifty.
Billy Kyle, late arrival in the terri
tory from Birmingham, England, issues a
challenge from Helena, to any man in
Montana, not weighing more than 1873
pounds, to fight for any sum from $3.50
to $500 aside Marquis of Qucensbury
or London prize ring rules, hard or soft
gloves.
Pat Gray, a man about 65 years old.
was has been pardoned out of the terri
torial penitentiary by Governor Leslie.
About seven or eight years ago he killed
a man at Glendive Or Bannack, and, upon
conviction, was sentenced to fifteen years.
imprisonment He is a man who has
lived over thirty years in the west.
For the past few days Miles City has
been afflicted with its usual spring food.
At times the water was foot or more
deep in the principal streets, and resi-
dents went about in skiffs. No serious
damage has thus far been reported,
though the presence of so much water in
the town was particularly disagreeable.
The remains Of Charles Savage were
found lying beside a mineral spring in
Horse canyon on Sunday last. He was
one of the owners of the spring. 1t was
thought he had been dead about four
weeks. His death is somewhat shroutled
in mystery, but there were no marks OF
violence on his person. Savage was one
of the pioneers of the territory.
Four highwaymen held up Pete john
son, railway employe, at Helena, Mon
day night. They threw him down, club
bed him with rocks and robbed him Of
his watch and $50 in money. This is only
one of numerous like occurrences that
have transpired in the capital city within
the past few weeks. There seems to be
an organized gang of the tootpads.
Billings Gazette: At Mingusville, Mon
tana, u shooting scrapc took place, result
ing in killing a cowboy whose name could
not be learned. No particulars could be
ascertained as to who did the killing, or
for what cause it was done. other than
that pistol was the weapon used. The
cowboys afterward attempted to take the
passenger train and run it, but were kept
back by the porter.
A substantial wagon bridge lately con-
structed over the Little Porcupinc in Gus
ter county by Fred Whiteside for the
county was swept away by high water
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